{{nihongo|'''{{lang|ja|ダブルスポイラー ～ 東方文花帖}}'''||Daburu Supoiraa ~ Touhou Bunkachou|"Double Spoiler ~ Oriental Cultural Album"}}, known as '''DS''' in English speaking community, is a [[danmaku]] vertical-scrolling photography game sequel to [[Shoot the Bullet|Touhou Bunkachou ~ Shoot the Bullet]]. Because it takes place after [[Touhou Hisoutensoku]], it is labelled as TH12.5.

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{{thtitle|Double Spoiler ~ Touhou |Bunkachou|ruby=Word Flower Album||jp=ダブルスポイラー ～ 東方文花帖}} is a [[danmaku]] vertical-scrolling photography game and the "12.5th" official installment of the ''[[Touhou Project]]''. It was released between ''[[Touhou Hisoutensoku]]'' (12.3) and ''[[Fairy Wars]]'' (12.8). It is a follow-up to ''[[Shoot the Bullet]]'', which is similar in both gameplay and concept.

==Gameplay==

==Gameplay==

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In ''Double Spoiler'', you can play as [[Aya Shameimaru]] or, after you unlocked her, [[Hatate Himekaidou]]. Like [[Shoot the Bullet]], the heroines must take pictures of various bosses and their bullet patterns while avoiding them as well. The player gains points for taking certain kinds of pictures, such as getting Aya or Hatate in the shot with the boss, taking pictures of bullets primarily of a single color, or taking pictures while grazing bullets. The player must take all these aspects into account in order to achieve good scores and enable a comment from both. Different from the previous title is that the camera can be either horizontal or vertical and can be changed during the game. Aya always starts with the horizontal, and Hatate with the Vertical.

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In ''Double Spoiler'', you can play as [[Aya Shameimaru]] or, after you unlocked her, [[Hatate Himekaidou]]. Like in ''[[Shoot the Bullet]]'', the heroines must take pictures of various bosses and their bullet patterns while avoiding them as well. The player gains points for taking certain kinds of pictures, such as getting Aya or Hatate in the shot with the boss, taking pictures of bullets primarily of a single color, or taking pictures while grazing bullets. The player must take all these aspects into account in order to achieve good scores and enable a comment from both. Unlike in the last game, the camera's orientation can be modified: it can be either portrait or landscape, and can be changed during the game. Aya always starts with a landscape orientation, and Hatate with a portrait orientation. The bosses included in this game come from the games ''[[Mountain of Faith]]'' to ''[[Undefined Fantastic Object]]''.

==Name and Concept==

==Name and Concept==

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''Double Spoiler'' could be seen as a sequel to ''Shoot the Bullet''. In the announcing of the game [[ZUN]] said it is the second Shoot the Bullet. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://kourindou.exblog.jp/12243476/|title=東方Project 第12.5弾|author=[[ZUN]]|date=3 March, 2010|language=Japanese|accessdate=August 27, 2011|quote=今回はおまけ的な扱いだった東方文花帖の第二弾となります。}}</ref> It uses the same concept as its predecessor. You start with Aya and you take pictures of a boss. A certain amount of "[[spell card]] captures" per level is required to proceed to the next level.

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''Double Spoiler'' is the sequel to ''Shoot the Bullet'', and it is the second entry in the ''Touhou Bunkachou'' ({{lang|ja|東方文花帖}}) side series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kourindou.exblog.jp/12243476/|title=東方Project 第12.5弾|author=[[ZUN]]|date=3 March, 2010|language=Japanese|accessdate=August 27, 2011|quote=今回はおまけ的な扱いだった東方文花帖の第二弾となります。}}</ref> This is the first ''[[Touhou Project]]'' title to have [[wikipedia:Katakana|Katakana]] in its name. Interestingly, on the jewel case, the translation of the Katakana word ''Double Spoiler'' ({{lang|ja|ダブルスポイラー}}) is misspelled as ''Double Spoier''.

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The difficulty is set much higher then usual as people will not discover touhou with this game, according to [[ZUN]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://kourindou.exblog.jp/12243476/|title=東方Project 第12.5弾|author=[[ZUN]]|date=3 March, 2010|language=Japanese|accessdate=August 27, 2011|quote=＊注、他の作品に比べ（オールクリアの）難易度は高いので、鍛えておいてくださいね。}}</ref> The player should be prepared.

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This game shares the same concept as its predecessor: you start as [[Aya Shameimaru]] and take pictures of a boss character from one of the previous games. Also, a certain amount of "[[spell card]] captures" is required to proceed to the next stage. In the previous game, the bare minimum was three spell cards from each stage. This has been changed in this game: the bare minimum requirements decrease as the difficulty of the game increases, making it easier for players to unlock all of the stages.

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For it's name, it is the first time in the [[Touhou Project]] to have a title with [[wikipedia:Katakana|Katakana]] in its title. On the jewel case, the translation of the Katakana word ''Double Spoiler'' ({{lang|ja|ダブルスポイラー}}) is misspelled as ''Double Spoier''.

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According to [[ZUN]], the difficulty is set much higher then usual, as people will not discover Touhou with this game. Hence, it is harder to achieve an 'all-clear' in this game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kourindou.exblog.jp/12243476/|title=東方Project 第12.5弾|author=[[ZUN]]|date=3 March, 2010|language=Japanese|accessdate=August 27, 2011|quote=＊注、他の作品に比べ（オールクリアの）難易度は高いので、鍛えておいてくださいね。}}</ref>

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''Double Spoiler'' was the first game in Touhou Project to lists its replay in the user's profile directory, and also the first to change the [[Wikipedia:Windows 7|Windows 7]] users their theme to the Aero theme. Later games in the Touhou series also used this to list its replays and user's profile.

==Story==

==Story==

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Aya Shameimaru, the [[tengu]] reporter, has a newspaper named "[[Bunbunmaru Newspaper]]". Another tengu, Hatate Himekaidou, also has a newspaper "[[Kakashi Spirit News]]". Hatate was wondering why Aya's newspaper was so popular, as she thinks it is a ridiculous paper. In order to find out Aya's secret she is going to observe her. When she finally got the secret she approaches Aya and tells her to stop making up things for her paper. Aya doesn't give in and Hatate is making it an competition.

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Aya Shameimaru, the [[tengu]] reporter, runs the "[[Bunbunmaru Newspaper]]". She looks for and takes pictures of [[human]]s, [[youkai]] and any other beings that may be interesting to write about. Another tengu, [[Hatate Himekaidou]], runs the "[[Kakashi Spirit News]]", fuelled by her thoughtography. Hatate, wondering why Aya's seemingly ridiculous newspaper is so popular, decides to observe Aya as she gathers her news. This section of the story takes place as the player controls Aya. Upon reaching the Spoiler stage, the two meet, and Hatate declares war on Aya and her newspaper, expressing her disapproval of the tabloid, sensationalist nature of her newspaper. Hatate's journey is represented through the player replaying the game as her, seeing her take on the events Aya has covered.

The game soundtrack of ''Double Spoiler'' has six named tracks and one unnamed. Same as the other games their title screens, the one in Double Spoiler is also an arranged version of ''Theme of Eastern Country'' from [[Akyu's Untouched Score vol.5]]. From the "photo themes", the fifth theme ''The Youkai Mountain ~ Mysterious Mountain''({{lang|ja|妖怪の山 ～}} Mysterious Mountain), is a an slightly arranged version of the same named track in [[Mountain of Faith]] as [[Aya Shameimaru|Aya]]'s theme. The unnamed track can't be heard in the music room and only be accessed when you have unlocked Hatate after clearing the Spoiler stage.

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The soundtrack of ''Double Spoiler'' has six named tracks and one unnamed track. The unnamed track cannot be heard in the music room, and can only be heard when you have unlocked Hatate after clearing the Spoiler stage. Like the other games, the title screen theme of Double Spoiler is an arranged version of "Theme of Eastern Story" from ''[[Akyu's Untouched Score vol.5]]''. The fifth photo theme, "The Youkai Mountain ~ Mysterious Mountain" ({{lang|ja|妖怪の山 ～}} Mysterious Mountain), is a slightly different version of [[Aya Shameimaru|Aya]]'s theme in ''[[Mountain of Faith]]'', sharing the same name.

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[[ZUN]] said that the fifth track, ''Bell of Avici ~ Infinite Nightmare'' ({{lang|ja|無間の鐘 ～}} Infinite Nightmare), is the one the player will hear most of the times. He even describe it as some sort of hell. It should be the hardest part after all. As the comments say that the tracks change when the difficulty is set higher.

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According to the music comments, the music changes when the difficulty of the game steps up a notch. [[ZUN]] claims that the fifth track, "Bell of Avici ~ Infinite Nightmare" ({{lang|ja|無間の鐘 ～}} Infinite Nightmare), is the one the player will hear the most, describing it as 'an endless hell'. This is because this theme plays during the hardest parts of the game.

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Four days later after the release of ''Double Spoiler'', the [[Oriental Sacred Place]] 1 came out, with a [[Oriental Sacred Place 1 (CD)|CD]]. This CD holds the track ''Youkai Modern Colony'' ({{lang|ja|妖怪モダンコロニー}}), which was the full version of the same named song, according to ZUN. ''Bell of Avici ~ Infinite Nightmare'' was later featured in a slightly different version in the 5.5th album of "ZUN's Music Collection", [[Unknown Flower, Mesmerizing Journey]] ({{lang|ja|未知の花 魅知の旅}}).

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Four days after the release of ''Double Spoiler'', ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]] 1'' was released, with a ''[[Oriental Sacred Place 1 (CD)|CD]]'' included. One of the CD's tracks is "Youkai Modern Colony" ({{lang|ja|妖怪モダンコロニー}}), which is the full version of song from ''Double Spoiler'', according to ZUN. "Bell of Avici ~ Infinite Nightmare" was also slightly arranged and featured in the 5.5th album of "ZUN's Music Collection", ''[[Unknown Flower, Mesmerizing Journey]]'' ({{lang|ja|未知の花 魅知の旅}}).

==Press==

==Press==

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First time the fans heard of the game was when ZUN announced the game on his blog ''[[Invisible Games and Japanese]]'' on 3 March 2010, a few days before its full release. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://kourindou.exblog.jp/12243476/|title=東方Project 第12.5弾|author=[[ZUN]]|date=3 March, 2010|language=Japanese|accessdate=August 27, 2011}}</ref> At [[:Category:Reitaisai 7|Reitaisai 7]] the full version was released. To date, no new version have been released even though the full version features some notable bugs.

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ZUN announced this game on his blog ''[[Invisible Games and Japanese]]'' on the 3rd of March, 2010, a few days before its full release at [[:Category:Reitaisai 7|Reitaisai 7]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://kourindou.exblog.jp/12243476/|title=東方Project 第12.5弾|author=[[ZUN]]|date=3 March, 2010|language=Japanese|accessdate=August 27, 2011}}</ref> To date, no new versions of the game have been released, even though the full version features some notable bugs, especially on spell card 12-6.

Double Spoiler ~ Touhou Bunkachou (Word Flower Album) (ダブルスポイラー ～ 東方文花帖) is a danmaku vertical-scrolling photography game and the "12.5th" official installment of the Touhou Project. It was released between Touhou Hisoutensoku (12.3) and Fairy Wars (12.8). It is a follow-up to Shoot the Bullet, which is similar in both gameplay and concept.

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In Double Spoiler, you can play as Aya Shameimaru or, after you unlocked her, Hatate Himekaidou. Like in Shoot the Bullet, the heroines must take pictures of various bosses and their bullet patterns while avoiding them as well. The player gains points for taking certain kinds of pictures, such as getting Aya or Hatate in the shot with the boss, taking pictures of bullets primarily of a single color, or taking pictures while grazing bullets. The player must take all these aspects into account in order to achieve good scores and enable a comment from both. Unlike in the last game, the camera's orientation can be modified: it can be either portrait or landscape, and can be changed during the game. Aya always starts with a landscape orientation, and Hatate with a portrait orientation. The bosses included in this game come from the games Mountain of Faith to Undefined Fantastic Object.

Double Spoiler is the sequel to Shoot the Bullet, and it is the second entry in the Touhou Bunkachou (東方文花帖) side series.[1] This is the first Touhou Project title to have Katakana in its name. Interestingly, on the jewel case, the translation of the Katakana word Double Spoiler (ダブルスポイラー) is misspelled as Double Spoier.

This game shares the same concept as its predecessor: you start as Aya Shameimaru and take pictures of a boss character from one of the previous games. Also, a certain amount of "spell card captures" is required to proceed to the next stage. In the previous game, the bare minimum was three spell cards from each stage. This has been changed in this game: the bare minimum requirements decrease as the difficulty of the game increases, making it easier for players to unlock all of the stages.

According to ZUN, the difficulty is set much higher then usual, as people will not discover Touhou with this game. Hence, it is harder to achieve an 'all-clear' in this game.[2]

Aya Shameimaru, the tengu reporter, runs the "Bunbunmaru Newspaper". She looks for and takes pictures of humans, youkai and any other beings that may be interesting to write about. Another tengu, Hatate Himekaidou, runs the "Kakashi Spirit News", fuelled by her thoughtography. Hatate, wondering why Aya's seemingly ridiculous newspaper is so popular, decides to observe Aya as she gathers her news. This section of the story takes place as the player controls Aya. Upon reaching the Spoiler stage, the two meet, and Hatate declares war on Aya and her newspaper, expressing her disapproval of the tabloid, sensationalist nature of her newspaper. Hatate's journey is represented through the player replaying the game as her, seeing her take on the events Aya has covered.

The soundtrack of Double Spoiler has six named tracks and one unnamed track. The unnamed track cannot be heard in the music room, and can only be heard when you have unlocked Hatate after clearing the Spoiler stage. Like the other games, the title screen theme of Double Spoiler is an arranged version of "Theme of Eastern Story" from Akyu's Untouched Score vol.5. The fifth photo theme, "The Youkai Mountain ~ Mysterious Mountain" (妖怪の山 ～ Mysterious Mountain), is a slightly different version of Aya's theme in Mountain of Faith, sharing the same name.

According to the music comments, the music changes when the difficulty of the game steps up a notch. ZUN claims that the fifth track, "Bell of Avici ~ Infinite Nightmare" (無間の鐘 ～ Infinite Nightmare), is the one the player will hear the most, describing it as 'an endless hell'. This is because this theme plays during the hardest parts of the game.

Four days after the release of Double Spoiler, Oriental Sacred Place 1 was released, with a CD included. One of the CD's tracks is "Youkai Modern Colony" (妖怪モダンコロニー), which is the full version of song from Double Spoiler, according to ZUN. "Bell of Avici ~ Infinite Nightmare" was also slightly arranged and featured in the 5.5th album of "ZUN's Music Collection", Unknown Flower, Mesmerizing Journey (未知の花 魅知の旅).

ZUN announced this game on his blog Invisible Games and Japanese on the 3rd of March, 2010, a few days before its full release at Reitaisai 7. [3] To date, no new versions of the game have been released, even though the full version features some notable bugs, especially on spell card 12-6.